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• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• Van Metropolitan Municipality trustee and his secretaries receive 4 different salaries 

  Van Metropolitan Municipality trustee M. Emin Bilmez and trustee district governors receive salaries from 5 different places, while heads of departments and deputy general secretaries receive 4 salaries each.
• The Joint Commission approves lifting of parliamentary immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel 

  The Joint Commission decided to lift the immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel.
• Black wreath laid in front of Israeli embassy in Berlin 

  23 years ago, Sema Alp, Mustafa Kurt, Sinan Karakuş and Ahmet Acar were shot dead by security guards at the Israeli Consulate General in Berlin. A black wreath was laid in front of the embassy today.
• HDP holds a series of diplomatic talks in Berlin 

  An Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) delegation had a series of talks in Berlin, Germany's capital.
• Protest against mob attack on HDP in Adana: “We will get rid of this government” 

  The attack against the Yüreğir District Organization of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was protested in Adana. The protestors said that bloody plans were introduced vowing that “we will get rid of this government”.
• EU delegation to Turkey visits HDP Ankara headquarters  

  The European Union (EU) delegation to Turkey paid visit to the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) headquarters in Ankara.
• Swedish MP asks government to toughen its stance on Turkey 

  Swedish parliamentarian Håkan Svennelig asked the government to toughen its stance on Turkey, a member of the Council of Europe (CoE), to halt its military attacks against the Kurdish cities.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place two and a half years ago.
• Activists from Nuremberg take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  Activists from Nuremberg took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg and drew attention to the complicity of Europe in the international conspiracy of 15 February 1999.
• Dr. Eleni Theocharou shares her memories of Ocalan 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan's close friend, Dr. Eleni Theocharou shared her memories.
• Miners to demonstrate in Soma on 13 March 

  The miners announced that they would hold a march in Soma on 13 March.
• Yazidis in Russia protest the Iraqi repression in Shengal 

  The Ezdîxan group, which represents the Yazidi minority in Russia, urged the international community and human rights organizations to respond to the Iraqi government forces' abusive activities in Shengal.
• Application for disclosure of the burial sites of Sheikh Said and his companions 

  97 years ago, Kurdish cleric Şêx Seîdê Pîran and 47 companions who led an uprising against the violent policies of the Turkish Republic were publicly hanged. Their burial place is kept secret until today.
• HDP delegation after visit to Shengal and Maxmur: ISIS draws most of its strength from Turkey 

  After their visit to Shengal and the Maxmur refugee camp in southern Kurdistan, the HDP delegation reported: "People are called in the name of MIT, coerced into spying and threatened with death if they refuse.”
• Hearing of HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan held in Ankara 

  The court adjourned the hearing to 11 May 2022, deciding to request information from the Constitutional Court concerning Buldan's request for the abatement of the proceeding.
• Zeydanoğlu: Democratization can be achieved if Öcalan is involved in politics 

  The Kurds' search for identity and rights started with Öcalan. This was the main target of the conspiracy, said HDP official Zeydanoğlu.
• February 15 protest in Toronto with a convoy 

  In Toronto, Canada, activists protested the February 15 conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Şenyaşar family: We’ll never submit to persecution 

  “We will never submit to persecution” said the Şenyaşar family during today’s justice vigil in front of the Urfa courthouse.
• Mela Davûd Övseme: Imprisonment of Öcalan illegal 

  Mela Davûd Övseme said that the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, has been a prisoner for 23 years, and added: "We need to free our Leader. His imprisonment is illegal."
• European Parliament report defines Turkey "a source of instability" 

  In a report presented during the plenary meetings of the European Parliament, Turkey was defined as a “source of instability”.
• Banners and posters with the photo of Abdullah Öcalan hung all over London 

  Banners and posters with the photo of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan were hung all over London to mark the 23rd anniversary of the international 15 February conspiracy.
• Forensic Medicine Institute finds Kurdish politician Tuğluk “fit for detention” 

  In the case of the Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who is suffering from chronic and progressive Alzheimer's dementia in prison, the Institute of Forensic Medicine conducted a new examination and decided that Tuğluk is fit for detention.
• Kurds protest for Öcalan outside the Parliament of Victoria 

  Kurdish people are protesting the 15 February plot against Abdullah Öcalan all around the world.
• Protest against 15 February conspiracy in Istanbul under police blockade 

  In Istanbul, a rally of the HDP on the anniversary of Abdullah Öcalan's deportation to Turkey was banned. MPs were surrounded and those present protested with the slogans "Bijî Serok Apo" and "A thousand greetings to Imrali".